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Hear vocal trio, jazz band, African music at Binghamton University

Staff report
Published 8:46 a.m. ET May 2, 2018

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Binghamton University President, Harvey Stenger speaks about the university's growth over the last five years, and two new professors speak about their experiences after completing their first semester.
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3 concerts planned during the final week of classes for the spring semester

Modern Medieval will perform Friday at Binghamton University.(Photo: Provided)

The Binghamton University Department of Music has three concerts planned during the final week of classes for the spring semester.

•Modern Medieval, a vocal trio with Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek of Anonymous 4 and Roomful of Teeth’s Eliza Bagg and Martha Cluver, presents a program combining medieval chant and polyphony with new commissions. Featured will be two sets of new compositions pairing the visionary writings of Hildegard von Bingen with mystical poet Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī.

The concert will be held at 5 p.m. Friday in Casadesus Recital Hall in the Fine Arts Building on the Vestal campus. Tickets for the concert are $10 for general admission; $7 for faculty, staff, alumni and seniors; or free for students. Purchase at the door.

The Harpur Studio Jazz Band will perform on May 8 at Binghamton University.(Photo: Provided)

•The Harpur Studio Jazz Band will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, in Casadesus Recital Hall.

The band is a 10-piece ensemble which performs small-group repertoire of the post-bop era from the 1960s and beyond, with an emphasis on genres such as funk, modal, hard bop and Latin jazz.

The Nukporfe African Dance and Drumming Ensemble will perform May 10 at Binghamton University.(Photo: Provided)

•A concert of traditional African music, directed by Elikem Nyamuame, will be presented by the Nukporfe African Dance and Drumming Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 10, in Watters Theater in the Fine Arts Building.

The presentation will include African music performed by a full ensemble of drummers and dancers. Tickets are $5 per person at the door.

For more information, call 607-777-2592 or visit the music department website at music.binghamton.edu.

College Republicans plant more than 3,000 American flags near the University Union on Sept. 10 to honor those who died in the terrorist attacks of Sept 11, 2001. Provided photo / Jonathan Cohen, Binghamton University

Physical Facilties workers Peter Harris, Greg Knetchel, Joel Fletcher and Marc Baker and Jacqueline Hogan, assistant director of the Binghamton University Art Museum, install a painting of Nelson Mandela by Gillian Patrick (’94) in the Mandela Room at the University Union on Nov. 16.
In 1986, the University Union "Social Room" was named the Mandela Room after jailed South African activist Nelson Mandela. In 1994, an oil-on-canvas portrait was painted and gifted to the University by Gillian Patrick ’94. The portrait "Freedom" celebrates Mandela as a worldwide symbol of peace and as a reminder that action can lead to success if students participate in the world around them. Provided photo / Jonathan Cohen, Binghamton University